Charles Lindholm

¿Por qué en diversas épocas y contextos sociales surge una figura capaz de transformar la vida de quienes la rodean e incluso de modificar el destina de toda una sociedad? En un aparente reto a las leyes de la sensatez y la supervivencia, esos hombres han podido conducir a millones hacia la muerte y la catástrofe. ¿Son producto de su época o están dotados de cualidades innatas e inusitadas? Charles Lindholm aborda estas preguntas fundamentales acerca de la conducta humana y el cambio social, las relaciona con nociones pasadas y presentes acerca del liderazgo, el deseo y la racionalidad, y con explicaciones del fenómeno carismático presentadas por pensadores tales como Hume, Mill, Weber, Durkheim y Freud. Contrasta la contención del carisma en algunas sociedades premodernas con sus distor-sionadas manifestaciones en tiempos recientes, presentando una historia detallada de Adolf Hitler, Charles Manson y Jim Jones. El análisis propuesto por el autor puede ayudar a mirar con más serenidad todos aquellos fenómenos que angustian cuando aparecen espontáneamente, como los fundamentalismos religiosos y no sólo los islámicos. Su engaño es inherente, inconscientemente aceptado, es la garantía de sus límites.

Análisis del fenómeno carismático y su relación con la conducta humana y los cambios sociales

Carisma

Charisma

In this first edition text, Lindolm introduces students to the field of psychological anthropology, tracing the growth of the field, interweaving perspectives from anthropology, psychology, and sociology, and applying the insights gained to an understanding of daily life in America. Unlike other texts, Culture and the Self is a coherent essay that deals with questions that are important to the field, includes the study of important theorists previously ignored, and covers contemporary topics such as object relations, identity, emotions, cognition, symbolic systems, idealized relationships, and the psychology of groups.

The History, Theory, and Practice of Psychological Anthropology

Culture and Identity

John A. Hall

Is the United States a nation of materialistic loners whose politics are dictated by ethnic, racial, religious, or sexual identities? This is what America has become in the eyes of many commentators. Americans seem to fear that their society is breaking apart, but how accurate is this portrayal and how justified is the fear? Introducing a balanced viewpoint into this intense debate, John Hall and Charles Lindholm demonstrate that such alarm is unfounded. Here they explore the institutional structures of American society, emphasizing its ability to accommodate difference and reduce conflict. The culture, too, comes under scrutiny: influenced by Calvinistic beliefs, Americans place faith in the individual but demand high moral commitment to the community. Broad in scope and ambition, this short book draws a realistic portrait of a society that is among the most powerful and stable in the world, yet is perennially shaken by self-doubt. Concern over the cohesiveness of American society, Hall and Lindholm argue, is actually a product of a shared cultural belief in human distinctiveness and equality. They find that this shared belief paradoxically leads Americans to exaggerated worries about disunity, since they are afraid that disagreements among co-equals will rend apart a fragile community based solely on consensus and caring. While there is little dissent among Americans over essential values, racism still abounds. Here the authors predict that the homogenizing force of economic participation might still be the key to mending the wounds of racial turmoil. By combining history, sociology, and anthropology, the authors cover a wide range of past and recent challenges to the stability of American society: from the history of unions to affirmative action, from McCarthyism to militant distrust of government, from early prejudice toward Irish and Italian immigrants to current treatment of African Americans. Hall and Lindholm do not skirt the internal contradictions and moral tensions of American society but nonetheless recognize the strength and promise of its institutions and culture. Their book is a vivid, sweeping response to the doomsayers in the reassessment of our society.

Is America Breaking Apart?

The Islamic Middle East is a rare, thought-provoking account of the origins, nature, and evolution of Islam that provides a historical perspective vital to understanding the contemporary Middle East.

Tradition and Change

The Islamic Middle East

Authenticity is taken for granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. We speak of authentic art, music, food, dance, and people. Authenticity, in its many guises, offers seekers a sense of belonging, connection and solidity. This work argues that the pervasive desire for authenticity is a consequence of a modern loss of faith and meaning.

Culture and Authenticity

José Pedro Zúquete

This controversial book establishes fundamental similarities between anti-globalization aurora movements, offering a new understanding of the sources and significance of resistance to the spiritual conditions of the modern world.

Charles Lindholm

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